A helicopter
crashed to the ground moments after taking off
and the situation generated a moment of tension at the Aeroclub Río de La Plata, located in the Buenos Aires town of Berazategui, on the side of the Buenos Aires - La Plata highway.
The episode, as officially reported, occurred on Monday, but the shocking sequence, captured by people who worked at the site, only went viral on social media this Wednesday.
In that video, the Fama Kiss 209 MF helicopter, registration LV-X695, is seen trying to take off.
However, from the first seconds there were some
inconveniences to maintain the stability
of the aircraft.
A few meters later, after swinging in the air to both sides, he falls to the ground and lies on his right side, with
extensive damage
.
According to local media, the pilot did not suffer serious physical consequences, although he should have received medical assistance.
From the first moments the helicopter had problems maintaining stability.
The causes of the incident, which occurred at the property located at Avenida Florencio Varela and Calle 160 of that city in the south of the suburbs, were under investigation by the Headquarters of the Transportation Safety Board.
An antecedent in Don Torcuato
A helicopter with five crew members on board lost control and fell inside the property of the former Don Torcuato airport, in the Partido de Tigre.
All the people
were rescued alive
.
Five men between the ages of 30 and 50 were traveling in the aircraft, which fell on a body of water, who were injured with multiple injuries and had to be rescued by volunteer firefighters.
Ambulances and Civil Defense units came to the scene to assist the victims.
Three of them were admitted to the General Pacheco provincial hospital, while the other two, with minor injuries, were taken to the "Dr. Floreal Ferrara" Municipal Hospital for Immediate Diagnosis in Don Torcuato.
"
It was a landing due to loss of control.
There were five men, all of them were rescued with minor multiple injuries," Horacio Romero, chief of the Don Torcuato Fire Department, explained to
Clarín
at the time.
Clarín
confirmed that it was a ship belonging to the "Helicópteros Marinos SA" company and that it was a "BK 117 C2" model, registration LV-CAN, with a medium-sized twin-engine, in this case capable of seating eight people.
The accident occurred in the San Fermín neighborhood, very close to the intersection of the Pan-American Highway and the Reconquista River, where the company has a hangar.
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